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Patented Sept. 13, 1887.`

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Q' 'l f l" llNrTnn STATES FRANK B. MANLY,

OF MALTA, OHIO.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,727, dated September 13, 1887.

Application filed September 16, 1886. Serial No. 213,661. (Mode-,1.1

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK B. MANLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Malta, in the county of Morgan and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following porting-frame as to admit ofits being given an independent vertical or lateral movement at the will of the operator; and the objects of my invention are, first, to so pivot an elongation of the beams to the supporting-frame as to producea length of beam sufficient to facilitate the lateral swinging motion, and to so connect said elongated portion to the body of the beam asl to produce a shorter beam and lessen the weight to' facilitate the vertical motion; second, to so connect said beams as to admit of the swinging motion ofthe beams and shovels and allow the frame to remain in the same relative position with the pole or tongue of the cultivator; third, to provide peculiar means for the lateral adjustment of the coumeeting-arch rods. These obj ects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an inner' side view of one ofthe beams and the parts to which it is connected.

Fig 2 is an outside view showing the wheelbearing broken away and the wheel removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the beam shown in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the arch-rods and evener. Fig. 5 is arear view of one of the beam-extensions, supporting-frame, and archrods. Fig. 6 is a sectional view in detail of the arch-rod bearing. Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofthe supportingframe with its connections broken away.

Similar letters refer to similar parts th roughout the several views.

A represents the supporting-frame, having formed on its rear side a transverse hollow bearing-piece, a, made to project slightly outward. 0n the outer projecting end of this bearing-piece is formed a short rearwardlyprojecting arm, a', within which is made to bear the short transverse wheel-axle b, having the wheel b mounted thereon in the usual manner. Made to project forwardly-from the front side of the outer projecting end of bearingpiece c is a short lug, to which is secured a forwardly-projecting arm, c2, which, extending slightly beyond the front of the wheel b', is provided withan eye or other suitable connection, a3, to which may be hooked a singletree, c. Extending obliquely rearward from this eye is a second arm, a, having its rear end secu red to the outer side ofthe frame A.

Bolted or otherwise secured to the frame A, at the angle formed by the projection of the outer end of the bearing-piece a, is the lower end ot` an upwardly-eXtending vertical stayarm, d, the purpose of which is to retain the evener g4 at a proper height.

e represents a. connecting arch having its lower end pivoted to the hollow bearingpiece a, and thence extending upwardly above the top line ofthe wheels terminates in ashort iuward transverse bend, and restsloosely within a hollow transverse bearing-arm, c', the two inner ends of which are connected by means of a connectingstrip, c2, to which they are secured.

Formed in the upperside of the hollow bearingarm e is an oblong hole, e3, through which is made to project the upper thickened side of a collar, f, the latter fitting loosely around the arch-rod c, and having a vertical screw-hole in its Lipper side, through which is made to pass a set-screw, f

The rear diverging portions of the tongue g rest on and are secured to the top side of the bearing-arms e', nearv their inner ends.V Said rear portions of the tongue extend forwardly and obliquelyV inward, and are connected near their meeting-point by means of a transverse block, g', which is pivoted to and made to rest upon the central portion of the evener g4.

Pivoted to each of the outer ends' of the evener is a rearwardly-extending arm or rod, h, having a hook formed on its rear end adapt ed to engage loosely with a clevis, h", secured to the upper end of the Vertical arm d. Made to extend diagonally from the arm d to the rear portion of the lug a3 is a brace, h2, to retain the stay-arm or post d substantially vertical, and made to extend from the frame A, to which it is secured, is a brace-rod, h3, having a hook formed on its upper end adapted to engage loosely with a perforated lug made to project from the under side of the outer end of the arm h, to retain said arm substantially horizontal, but permit it to swing laterally.

Projecting from the inner side of the frame A, near its front end, is a vertical hollow bearing-piece, t', to carry the pivot-bolt on the ,extension of the plow-beam. 4

B represents a casting adapted to form a forward extension of the beam Z, and is provided with two arms, k k2, extending forwardly one above the other, the lower arm, k2, extending in a line .parallel with the ground, and the upper arm, k', extending obliquely upward until near its outer end, when it is bent forwardly in a line parallel to the lower arm, k2, the end of the latter being made to rest against the under side of the bearing-piece e', and the end of the former being made to rest on the top side of said bearing-piece, and be braced thereby. The arms are held loosely pivoted in this position by means of a pivotbolt, k3, made to pass through the perforated ends of said arms, and held by means ot a suitable nut, kt.

The beam Z, which is formed in the usual manner, of two rearwardly extending oonnected arms, is loosely pivoted at its front end to the rear end of the extension-casting B by means of a transverse pivot-bolt, lc.

On the upper side of the arm lc is formed, near the middle of its length, a hook, la, to which may be linked a spring holding-rod, n, so bent as to bring its two halves in aparallel position, and made to extend horizontally through a spiral spring, n', to the rear end of which is hooked the ends of said rod. Bolted to the inner side of one of the beam-arms Z is an inwardly-projecting lug, m, carrying on its projecting end a short vertical slotted arm, m', its slotted surface being provided on one side with a number. of notches to form a rack with which may be made to engage, at the desired height, the hooked end of a short arm, o, the latter being pivoted at is remaining end to the rod o',which, passing through the spring n from its rear end,has its ends hooked to the front end of said spring.

p represents a pendent arm secured to the rear portion of the tongue,and having its lower end hooked to receive the beam when it is desired to suspend the latter above the ground.

The above description, although made with reference to one-half the cultivator for convenience, is' also applicable to the remaining half.

By the construction above described it will be seen that, the beam Z being pivoted to the rear end of the extension B, the former may be given a vertical motion without car- 6o rying the weight of the extension with it, and that the spring a tends to lighten the same. The pivot-bolt k3 being located at a point-in front of the axle, the length of beam is increased sufiiciently to enable the operator in giving the shovels a lateral motion to avoid injuring plants, to cause the shovels to describe a greater arc of a circle, and thus keep the faces of the shovels more directly to the front. The spring n', being secured to the beam and its extension only, retains its relative position with the beam while the latter is being swung to the right or left. It will also be seen that, the arch-rods e being held within the hollow arms e' by means ofthe set-screw f', a lateral adjustment of said arch rods may be obtained,when desired,to diminish or increase the distance between the parts, and that one of the beams may be advanced to a point beyond the other, the set-screwf being made to pass through the collar f, instead of the bearing-arm e', thus allowing the rod to turn in its bearings.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

1. The combination, with the supportingframes A, of the beam-extensions B, pivoted vertically at their front ends near the front ends of said frames, shovel beams Z, pivoted transversely to the rear ends of said eX- tensions, and spiral springs u', having their holding --ro'ds secured, respectively, to the beam-extension and to the beams, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the frames A,haviug bearing parts a az', and arms a? ai, having eyes a3, with the pivoted beam-extensions B and beams Z, arch-rods e, vertical stay-arms d, connecting with evener g4, arm h, and braces h2 h3,substantiall y as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the frames A, having bearing parts a aZ,and arms a2 a4,having eyes a3, with the pivoted beam-extensions vB and beams Z, arch-rods e, having hollow bearingse, the latter having oblong openings e3, collars f and set-screws f', and connecting-piece c2,

substantially as and for the purpose specified. 4. The combination, with the cultivator arch-rods e and their bearing arms or sleeves e', having openings e3, of the collar f, set-screws f, and connecting-piece e2, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

FRANK B. MANLY. Vitnesses:

W. S. SHEPHERD, H. L. SHEPHERD. 

